GENITAL SKIN ERUPTIONS AND LESIONS
Serving Hamilton, Stoney Creek, Grimsby and surrounding areas
Angiokeratomas (of Fordyce)
- Are dilated blood vessels that appear on the scrotum or vulva
Genital Herpes
- Affects millions of people in North America
- Is caused by the Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)
Molluscum Contagiosum
- Small clear bumps
- May have a small dimple in the centre
- They are caused by a virus and are mildly contagious
Pearly Penile Papules (Angiofibromas)
- Harmless bumps around the head of the penis
- Sometimes confused with warts
- Easily removed in the office
Sebaceous Glands (Fordyce’s Spots)
- Normal oil glands found on the shaft of the penis and scrotum
